Import/export HS code 70071110: Motor vehicle safety glass

Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 25,872,582
Belgium 18,768,825
China 16,655,168
Spain 12,311,609
Poland 9,899,175

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 13,161,917 12,710,665 -451,252
Belgium 10,185,627 8,583,198 -1,602,429
China 9,121,007 7,534,161 -1,586,846
Spain 5,913,549 6,398,060 +484,511
Poland 5,500,599 4,398,576 -1,102,023
Turkey 4,371,025 2,842,549 -1,528,476
Ireland 2,283,332 2,201,028 -82,304
Germany 2,149,174 1,200,426 -948,748
Czechia 1,385,524 1,551,657 +166,133
Croatia 1,213,710 1,556,881 +343,171

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 26,454,974
China 17,762,420
Spain 12,437,199
Poland 10,623,262
France 9,292,820

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 13,684,978 12,769,996 -914,982
China 10,118,618 7,643,802 -2,474,816
Spain 5,984,563 6,452,636 +468,073
Poland 5,706,050 4,917,212 -788,838
France 4,501,123 4,791,697 +290,574
Czechia 4,979,148 3,935,605 -1,043,543
Turkey 4,428,145 2,906,045 -1,522,100
Croatia 1,239,647 1,598,461 +358,814
Slovakia 951,381 1,714,334 +762,953
Hungary 1,231,225 1,104,615 -126,610

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Inner London - West 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Midlands 14 14 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 15 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,064,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,148,197
Other 11,559,937
Air transport 6,650,909
Road transport 3,209,104

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,213,212 32,850,861 -3,362,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,313,777 11,834,420 +1,520,643
Other 8,032,800 3,527,137 -4,505,663
Air transport 2,932,497 3,718,412 +785,915
Road transport 1,461,864 1,747,240 +285,376
Rail transport 40,999 8,181 -32,818

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 43,818,054
Felixstowe 14,514,672
000 11,559,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,194,900
Eurotunnel 4,821,389

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 22,759,965 21,058,089 -1,701,876
Felixstowe 9,484,864 5,029,808 -4,455,056
000 8,032,800 3,527,137 -4,505,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,152,376 2,042,524 -1,109,852
Eurotunnel 2,619,218 2,202,171 -417,047
499 0 4,536,852 +4,536,852
Oxford Airport 1,850,659 2,608,458 +757,799
Purfleet 2,457,772 1,957,303 -500,469
London 921,230 2,987,059 +2,065,829
London Gateway Port 700,688 2,170,392 +1,469,704

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 49
2026-03 56
2026-02 47
2026-01 51
2025-12 47

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 101
1m-15m 42
Other 24
15m-54m 17
0-1m 9

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 7,461,849
United States 4,283,089
France 1,732,452
Germany 1,261,309
Belgium 754,036

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 3,734,019 3,727,830 -6,189
United States 2,287,394 1,995,695 -291,699
France 867,204 865,248 -1,956
Germany 677,850 583,459 -94,391
Belgium 447,740 306,296 -141,444
India 305,469 350,513 +45,044
Canada 230,802 246,630 +15,828
Poland 385,329 28,778 -356,551
China 250,246 161,385 -88,861
Netherlands 201,966 191,213 -10,753

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Switzerland 6,148,856
XI 2,449
China 1,035
Hungary 295
Poland 272

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 3,176,017 2,972,839 -203,178
XI 1,465 984 -481
China 565 470 -95
Hungary 295 0 -295
Poland 272 0 -272
United States 242 0 -242
Germany 148 0 -148
Turkey 0 50 +50

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,406,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,585,797
Air transport 5,053,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,395,397

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 3,180,068 3,226,069 +46,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,021,893 2,563,904 -457,989
Air transport 2,796,556 2,256,737 -539,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,312,297 2,083,100 -229,197

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,406,137
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,253,637
Southampton 2,266,538
East Midlands Airport 2,248,828
London Heathrow Airport 2,004,556

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 3,180,068 3,226,069 +46,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,878,025 1,375,612 -502,413
Southampton 1,028,101 1,238,437 +210,336
East Midlands Airport 1,190,234 1,058,594 -131,640
London Heathrow Airport 1,104,839 899,717 -205,122
London Gateway Port 658,174 470,938 -187,236
Liverpool Docks 529,612 310,430 -219,182
Holyhead 167,277 384,065 +216,788
London Stansted Airport 342,504 191,359 -151,145
Portsmouth 102,587 368,446 +265,859

Quick facts

HS code: 70071110

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles